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        <h1>Insert symbols and characters</h1>
        <p>During working process in the <a href="https://www.onlyoffice.com/spreadsheet-editor.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><b>Spreadsheet Editor</b></a>, you may need to insert a symbol that is not on your keyboard. To insert such symbols into your spreadsheet, use the <span class="icon icon-insert_symbol_icon"></span> <b>Insert symbol</b> option and follow these simple steps:</p>
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            <li>Place the cursor where a special symbol should be inserted.</li>
            <li>Switch to the <b>Insert</b> tab of the top toolbar.</li>
            <li>Click the <div class="icon icon-insert_symbol_icon"></div> <b>Symbol</b> icon.</li>
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                Click the <b>More symbols</b> option.
                <p><img alt="Insert symbol sidebar " src="../images/insert_symbol_window.png" /></p>
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            <li>The <b>Symbol</b> dialog box will appear, and you will be able to select the required symbol,</li>
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                Use the <b>Range</b> section to quickly find the necessary symbol. All symbols are divided into specific groups, for example, select 'Currency Symbols' if you want to insert a currency character.
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                    <li>If the required character is not in the set, select a different font. Many of them also have characters that differ from the standard set.</li>
                    <li>You can also enter the Unicode hex value of the required symbol into the <b>Unicode hex value field</b>. This code can be found in the <b>Character map</b>.</li>
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                        You can also use the <b>Special characters</b> tab to choose a special character from the list.
                        <p>The previously used symbols are also displayed in the <b>Recently used symbols</b> field.</p>
                        <p><img alt="Insert symbol sidebar " src="../images/insert_symbol_window2.png" /></p>
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            <li>Click <b>Insert</b>. The selected character will be added to the spreadsheet.</li>
            <li>To insert a popular or recently used symbol, click the arrow below the <div class="icon icon-insert_symbol_icon"></div> <b>Symbol</b> icon. The most recent symbols will appear at the beginning of the list.</li>
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        <h2>Insert ASCII symbols</h2>
        <p>The ASCII table is also used to add characters.</p>
        <p>To do this, hold down the ALT key and use the numeric keypad to enter the character code.</p>
        <p class="note"><b>Note</b>: be sure to use the numeric keypad, not the numbers on the main keyboard. To enable the numeric keypad, press the <code>Num Lock</code> key.</p>
        <p>For example, to add a paragraph character (§), press and hold down ALT while typing 789, and then release the ALT key.</p>

        <h2>Insert symbols using the Unicode table</h2>
        <p>Additional characters and symbols can also be found in the Windows symbol table. To open this table, do the following:</p>
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            <li>in the <b>Search</b> field, write 'Character table' and open it,</li>
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                simultaneously press <code>Win</code>+<code>R</code>, and then in the following window type <code>charmap.exe</code> and click OK.
                <p><img alt="Insert symbol windpow" src="../images/insert_symbols_windows.png" /></p>
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        <p>In the opened <b>Character Map</b>, select one of the <b>Character sets</b>, <b>Groups</b>, and <b>Fonts</b>. Next, click on the required characters, copy them to the clipboard, and paste where necessary.</p>
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